Reflection 1 Kenya

Kenya Byas

11-27-07

Reflection

My reflection is based the introduction to the Cancer expedition that the school did. That day we basically jumped right into the speeches given on staff member and guests who have had some type relation to cancer. So we sat in a big room that obviously was sentimental to one of the speakers and listen to a couple of others talk about their encounters with cancer. Then after that groups were formed and students accompanied by a teacher sat through explanations of what cancer is and what can form it. The whole introduction to cancer expedition took place in school classes went around and listen to what people had to say. It wasn’t really big but it did open a lot of kids eyes to cancer and really answered a lot of left opened questions that kids might have had about cancer.

Me personally I learned a lot. I learned a lot about teachers in the school and it has brought more of a soft spot in my heart for the teachers just based on saying that I understand. I learned about the different mutations that can exist in your body. And these mutations are not necessarily a bad thing. It can vary in all shapes, forms, and sizes. The second most interesting mutation to me would have to a tumor. When people hear tumor they automatically thing the worst, in reality a tumor take on 2 traits “good” or “bad”. A good tumor usually does not affect anything but the physical features of the body and people can live with these tumors without a problem. The bad tumors usually can be a form of cancer and these tumors usually affect your everyday life.

I don’t quiet have any questions that where left up in the air about this topic because during the expedition I asked a lot of the questions. So I’m pretty set and don’t really need much more explanation. Plains besides usually turning to technology I would pretty much go to any of the speakers from that day. Especially since they have been through it and can relate to what I’m asking of them. If they still haven’t completely and thoroughly answered my question then maybe the computer would be a good suggestion. When I receive info basically I would share what I know to peers to make them more aware. Friends tend to listen more when they are being told something from someone of the same age group or close to it. I pretty set thinking on this topic.